Two arrested in burglaries of wrecking company

A Monroe man and woman have been arrested and accused of multiple burglary counts.

DeJuon H. Staten, 32, and Kierra Lu'Mesha OWens, 20, of 2012 Conover St., Monroe, each face six counts of burglary. Staten is also accused of one count of illegal possession of stolen things.

Monroe police said that on Wednesday, Bear's Wrecker Service on U.S. 165 South reported that several vehicles were burglarized with stereo equipment and speakers removed from all of them. One of the vehicles was reported stolen and later returned.

On Monday, the wrecker reported 10 more vehicle burglaries on their property.

A detective determined Staten and Owens were the suspects. After getting a search warrant, credit cards stolen from one of the vehicles was discovered.

Staten told police he burglarized the vehicles last week while Owens was a lookout. Staten also said he took a pickup., drove it off the road and stole the radio from it. Staten and Owens reportedly rode bicycles home after the burglaries.

Staten also told police that there were two other people involved in Monday's burgalries and that they gave him the credit cards.

Damage to the property was reportedly $5,000 and the value of the stolen property was more than $10,000, police said.